Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Jerold

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jerold
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1942

Peak era

1942

Peak rank proxy

228

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Generation

Silent Generation

1912Peak 19422024

Peak year

1942

Decline from peak

100%

2024

All-time

7,434

Jerold is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1942, when 228 boys were named Jerold.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2024 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

All told, about 7,434 Americans have been named Jerold and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1942

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